Sunday, 2nd October 2016

Another superb visible migration day highlighted by a Lapland Bunting that flew west calling along the embankment at 09:15.

Offshore

1 Shelduck east, 14 Wigeons west, 11 Common Scoters west and 1 Red-throated Diver west.

Visible Migration

1645 Pink-footed Geese south, 5 Greylag Geese high south with pinkies, 2 Sparrowhawks south, 5 Buzzards south, 1 Golden Plover south, 3 Snipe east, 1 Kestrel south, 5 Magpies south-east, 16 Jackdaws south, 7 Rooks east, 19 Carrion Crows south, 87 Skylarks south, 71 Swallows south, 3 House Martins

south, 11 Starlings south, 3 Song Thrush south-east, 24 Redwing south-east, 2 Dunnocks south, 6 Grey Wagtails south, 66 Alba Wagtails south, 2414 Meadow Pipits south, 1 Rock Pipit west, 27 Chaffinch south-east, 75 Greenfinch south, 73 Linnets south, 23 Goldfinch south, 1 Siskin south, 1 Lapland Bunting west and 27 Reed Buntings south-east.

 Greylag Geese

Carrion Crow and Jackdaws

Pink-footed Geese

Grounded Migrants:

2 Goldcrests, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Song Thrushes, 6 Redwings, 2 Stonechats and 2 Wheatears.

Others

280 Wigeons, 260 Teal, 5 Little Egrets, 480 Lapwings, 180 Turnstones, 1 Greenshank, 600 Redshanks, 1 Med. Gull, 6 Stock Doves, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 150 Linnets and 100 Goldfinch.

 Linnets

 Buzzard

Ringing 

2 Wrens, 1 Blackbird, 7 Meadow Pipits, 13 Greenfinches and1 Reed Bunting.